Hawley the Rail King Quietly Building a Transcontinental Network
Edwin Hawley, known as the Rail Way King, quietly aggregates railroad lines from sea to sea. He acquired the Chesapeake and Ohio from Harriman rivalries and, with James J. Hill, builds a vast network including the Missouri Kansas and Texas and Clover Leaf lines. Hawley’s exact wealth and base remain elusive while Wall Street watches his strategic consolidation and quiet leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Hawley
Hawley
Edward H. Warriman
Wall Street
Edward H. Harriman
Harriman
Tawley
Fire Railway
Ohio
Mississippi
Collis P. Huntington
Southern Pacific Railroad
Wawley
Edward H. Harri
Pacific Slope
Stawley
Chicago and Alton
Toledo, St. Louis and
Mr. Harriman
Missouri, Kansas
Texas
Katy
Kansas City
Mexico
Orient
Pacific Coast
Minneapolis
St. Louis
St. Paul
James J. Till
Theodore P. Shonts
Thomas FF
Ryan
Paul Morton
Speyer & Co
Fisk & Robinson
New York
Henry Walters
Baltimore
John J. Mitchell
Joy Morton
Chicago
Danish Explorer Rasmussen Studied Eskimos in Greenland 1902 1906
Knud Rasmussen, Danish explorer, joined the 1902 Nordic expedition to Greenland to study Eskimo racial history and folklore. He planned a six year stay to cover the North American coast, focusing on west and east Greenlanders and polar groups, drawing on his Eskimo ancestry. The work produced later publications in Danish and English detailing the three Eskimo branches and their beliefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
Knud Rasmussen
Julianehaab
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Copenhagen
Rasmussen
Cook
Brooklyn
Mylius Erichsen
Harald Moltke
Upernavik
Cape York
North America
Alaska
Polar North
Angmagsslik
Polar Eskimos
Moving Boyhood Home Hudson Maxim Takes It to New Jersey
The Abbott Maine house where inventor Hudson Maxim was born is being dismantled piece by piece and shipped to Lake Hopatcong New Jersey. He will oversee reassembly at his estate, linking past and present as the boyhood home returns near his current mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Fifty-sixth Street
New York
James J. Till
Hudson Maxim
Maine
New Jersey
New England
Abbott, Me
Maxims
Lake Hopatcong
N. J
Mr. Maxim
Cone
Abbott
Little Hudson Maxim
Maxim
Wellington timbers reborn in Greenwich home
Timbers from the British battleship Wellington will be used as rafters and supports in I N Phelps Stokes's Greenwich Connecticut residence. The house, valued around 200000 dollars, features teak from the old ship, chosen for durability despite modest antiquarian appeal.
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Wellington
I. N. Phelps Stokes
Greenwich
Conn
Stokes
England
Football Courtship and a Soon Wedding Tale
A humorous verse narrative from the New York Evening Telegram recounts autumn football romance. A maiden waves a blue flag while a player gleans victory in love as he falls and is mended by surgeons. The piece ends with plans for a wedding and a honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. BE. M
New York Evening Telegram
Halloween Table Makes Fancy Party Centerpiece
A stylish informal Halloween table features a round yellow cloth, two brass eye dishes, pistachio iced cakes, and a moon mouth of dishes with treats. Lanterns, scarlet maple doilies, and paper owls create seasonal charm with fruit bowls, gourds, popcorn, and colored candles.
Senator McCarren Undergoes Appendectomy in New York
The story notes Senator McCarren was operated on for appendicitis in New York. On the illness's second day his nurse took his temperature and the patient quipped that it read 9014. He added a joke that it would reach 100 if it continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarren
New York
Man Amputates Toe After Repeated Ingrown Nails
G D Burger of Red Lion Pennsylvania had his entire right big toe amputated to end recurring ingrown nails and achieve lasting relief after seven ingrown nail episodes in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. D. Burger
Red Lion, Pa
Hens Filmed At Cornell Farm For Educational Use
An agent from the department of agriculture records moving pictures of hens at the Cornell poultry farm in Ithaca. The educational films will be distributed nationwide for instructional purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Cornell
Ithaca
Patrick H. McCarren Ill. Brooklyn Boss Stricken
The illness of Patrick A. McCarren, famed Brooklyn Democratic boss born in 1849, shocks Greater New York politicians. Once a cooper and oil inspector, he rose to assembly and state senate by 1895. A tall, slender figure nicknamed Long Bat, he faced a notable anecdote about a female rights advocate and his voting on her cause.
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Patrick A. McCarren
Brooklyn
Greater
New York
East Cambridge
Mass
Long Bat
McCarren
President Taft's Son to Learn Boxing from Jimmie Walsh
Charley Taft, son of the president, will take a boxing course to learn self defense. He has engaged Boston pugilist Jimmie Walsh, known for fifty plus bouts since 1901, to coach him. Walsh was once friendly with Theodore Roosevelt Jr. at Harvard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Walsh
Boston
Charley
Walsh
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Harvard
Milk Ticket to Poster Advertised by Herald Printery
A Herald Printery ad touts services from milk tickets to full sheet posters inviting broad business. The notice highlights a range of printing items and encourages customer engagement.
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Herald Printery
Attorney at Law to Practice in State and Federal Courts
Wishkah Block corner G and Wiehkah Streets hosts a lawyer set to practice in state and federal courts. The firm will operate from the corner location serving local and regional clients in civil and criminal matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wishkah Block
Corner G
Wiehkah Streets
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Edwin Trawley
Southern Pacific
Tlarkiman Felones
Miles
Chesapeake and Ohio
Toledo
Weste Hocking Valley
Sig Financial
Eskirios
Dr. Cook
M’carren
Patrick H. M’carren
Patrick BH. Wcarken
Young Taft
Charley Taft
Charley Taft and
Berkshire
Eaton, Crane & Pike
W. B. Paine & Co
Henry Harlan
Lorasan
Geventh
Ste Washington
Cross
Austin M. Wade
Aberdeen. Wash
Wilson Buttner
East Heron St
South L St
Aberdeen
Wash
E. J. Adams
Lumber Exchange Building
Aberdeen, Wash
A. W. Barkley
South
Fred Redinger
Ceneer Barber Shop
Iron Street
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